Wheel-holding device



Aug. 21, 1923. 7 Re. 15,579

R. B. STIPES ET AL WHEEL 'HOLIDING DEVICE;

Original Filed 11, 1920 Reiesued Aug. 21 1923.

UNITED STATES Original No. 1,411,531,

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, REUBEN B. STIPES,

JOHN D. Goonwm, and HOWARD C. Wnnon,

citizens of the United States of America, re-

5 siding at Flint, in the county of Genesee and State of Michigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Wheel- Holdin Devices, of which the following is a speci cation, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings.

Our invention aims to provide a metallic chock and wheel holding device as a substitute forthe ordinary wooden chock or block which is placed in engagement with the wheels of an automobile or similar vehicle to prevent movement of the vehicle during transportation.

Ourinvention further aims to provide a simple, durable and inexpensive metallic chock or wheel holding device that may be easily and quickly installed to firmly hold a vehicle wheel, without injury to the tire or any part of the wheel.

The mechanical construction entering into our device will be hereinafter specifically described and then claimed, and reference will now be had to the drawing, wherein Figure 1 is a side elevation of the device in connection with a vehicle wheel;

Fig. 2 is a plan of the same without the wheel, and

Fig. 3 is a cross sectional view of the device. I

5 A device in accordance with our invention is made of a channel bar bent and shaped to prq vide a wheel engaging member 1 and an angularly disposed leg 2, said member and leg havin continuous side flanges 3 which 0 add rigidity to the leg 2 and aflord a seat for the tire 4 of a wheel 5 against which the member 1 is, placed.

The angularly disposed bracing leg 2' retains its'natural channel shape, but has its 5 lower end cut and stamped to provide a laterally extending anchoring plate or foot 7 that may be secured to a car floor 8 or other support by nails 6 or suitable fastening means.

The wheel engaging member 1 has its cross sectional shape changed so that said member will be semi-cylindrical throughout its length and thus afiord a seat for a portion of the tire 4. The lower end of the 5 wheel engaging member 1 extends as far as PATENT OFFICE.

REUBEN B. STIPES, JOHN D. GOODWIN, AND HOWARD o. wnnon, or FLINT, MICHIGAN. WHEEL-HOLDING DEVICE.

dated April 4, 1922, Serial No. 416,006, filed October 11, 1920. Application for reissue filed January 10, 1923. Serial No. 611,823.

possible under the tire 4 and the lower end of said member is somewhat flared, with its side flanges turned outwardly, as at 9, so that when 'wedging the Wheel engaging member 1 under the tire 4 the tire will not be injured.

The side flangesot the wheel engaging member 1 are provided with opposed slotted ears 10 and adapted to extend through these slotted ears and transversely of the telly of the wheel -5,' between spokes thereof, is a malleable metallic strap 11, said strap extending under the wheel engaging member 1 with its ends connected together, as at 12 and then bent in diverging directions to the floor 8, where the ends of the strap are secured by nails 13 or other fastening means. With the ends of the strap 11 connected under the wheel engaging member 1 and then extending to the floor 8, another brace or tripod is formed which will co-operate with the bracing leg 2 in further resisting end thrust, by the wheel 5, against the wheel engaging member 1. With the strap 11 passing around a portion of the wheel and wheel engaging member the wheel will be retained in engagement with the member,

and with our device properly anchored on a car floor it is practically impossible for the wheel to become accidentally displaced due to any jarring or vibrating of a car during shipment.

We attach considerable importance to the continuous flanges 3 of the member 1 and the leg 2 as these flanges insure proper rigidity and preclude any buckling of the leg or member due to shock to which the device may be subjected when in use. We, also consider the shape of the device an advantage as a multiplicity of the devices may be nested and suitably connected together for return shipment.

While in the drawing there is illustrated a preferred embodiment of our invention it is to be understood that the structural elements are susceptible to such variations and gaging'member and having its ends secured to the floor. v 2. A wheel holding device as in' claim 1,

characterizedby the strap having connected portions under said wheel engaging member. I 3. A wheel holding device comprising a wheel engaging memberhaving an angularly disposed leg provided with slotted ears, and

means extending through the slotted ears and afiording another angular leg for said device.

4. A wheel holding device as intclaim 3, characterized by said mean's embracing" said wheel engaging member and a portion of a wheel and aving diverging ends.

5. As a new article of manufacture, a metallic wheel chock made of a single; piece of material pressed and bent approximately at its-middle portion to afford a wheel engaging member havi n side flanges over its mi dle portion exten ing approximately to the' ends of said member, the side flanges at the middle portion of said member reinforcing 'the bend of said member.

6. As a new article of manufacture, a wheel engaging member substantially inverted V shape. in elevation 'afl'ording floor engaging legs one of which legs is lmper- .forate and conforms in its longitudinal direction to the arc of a wheel and in crosssection a proximates .the cross section of a tire on t e wheel, and the other leg bein channel shaped with the sidefianges thereo a continuation of the walls of the first mentioned leg, the juncture of said legs formin a relatively sharp inverted U- haped bend leg extending downwith the last mentioned wardl at a tangent to the wheel tire.

7. I ship ing frame for transportation of a wheeled vehicle on a platform which consists of a channel iron member bent intermediate its ends forming two legs at an angle one to the other, one of the le being arcuate in .form and adapted to positioned to engage the wheel from about the point of its contact with the platform part wa about theperiphery, the other leg prov1 ing a brace engaging the platform at the end, the said end being provided with an a rtured foot portion for securing to the p atform, and means for securing the wheel to the arcuate leg.

In testimony whereof we aifixour signatures in the presence of two witnesses.

REUBEN B. STIPES. JOHN D, GOODWIN.

HOWARD C. WELCH. Witnesses 5 i Hanan M. Kmr,

Jonn Promise. 

